Announcing the US embassy move to Jerusalem indirectly validates that the city belongs to Israel, contrasting the view of Palestinians and other predominately Muslim countries. Furthermore, initiating this action will ruin a chance of peace between these two opposing sides.

Ignorant towards the injustices and attacks Palestinians have faced, President Trump is outrightly disrespecting the recent death count of 3,203 Palestinians killed in West Bank, Gaza, and Israel. To top it all off, he is crushing the hopes of Palestinians who have endured various atrocities in Jerusalem as part of the hope of having the city as their own capital. Israel has restricted the movement of Palestinians from various parts such as East Jerusalem and West Bank, tearing apart Palestinian families and limiting their access to certain parts of Jerusalem. Not to mention risking their lives to even pray at the infamous Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. President Trump actions in choosing sides ultimately dishonors these Palestinian lives.

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